Minister for Equalities (Scotland)

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Minister for Equalities
Scottish Gaelic: Ministear airson Co-ionannachd
Scottish Government Logo.svg
Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development - Kaukab Stewart.jpg
Incumbent
Kaukab Stewart
since 8 May 2024
Style Minister
(within parliament)
Equalities Minister
(informal)
Scottish Equalities Minister
(outwith Scotland)
Member of
Reports to Scottish Parliament
Seat Edinburgh
Appointer First Minister
Inaugural holder Jeane Freeman
Minister for Social Security
Formation19 May 2016
Salary£106,185 per annum (2024) [1]
(including £72,196 MSP salary)
Website www.gov.scot

The Minister for Equalities is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet. [2] The post was created in June 2018 under the title 'Minister for Older People and Equalities: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, who is a full member of cabinet. [3]

Contents

The incumbent Minister is Kaukab Stewart since 8 May 2024.

Overview

The Minister for Older People and Equalities had specific responsibility for promoting and coordinating policy in support of: [3]

The current post holds the following responsibilities:

List of office holders

NamePortraitEntered OfficeLeft OfficePartyFirst Minister
Minister for Social Security
Jeane Freeman Jeane Freeman 2018.jpg 19 May 201628 June 2018 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Older People and Equalities
Christina McKelvie Minister for Equalities and Older People, Christina McKelvie (51190914710).jpg 28 June 201829 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Social Security and Local Government
Ben Macpherson Ben MacPherson MSP.jpg 20 May 202129 March 2023 Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon
Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees
Emma Roddick Emma Roddick 2021.jpg 29 March 20238 May 2024 Scottish National Party Humza Yousaf
Minister for Equalities
Kaukab Stewart Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development - Kaukab Stewart.jpg 8 May 2024Incumbent Scottish National Party John Swinney

See also

References

  1. "MSP salaries". parliament.scot. The Scottish Parliament. 10 May 2024.
  2. Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
  3. 1 2 "Minister for Older People and Equalities". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.